Anders keeps plugging away, sounds like his old 8- track 1/2" got pulled out for use and then mixed by Ray Kennedy (1/2 Twangtrust with Steve Earle). Amazing songwriting as always. (www.varnaline.com)
Stephen Masucci is a synth rebuilder and studio wiring guru by day - his band is Linn drum powered, pretty femme vocals, and tracked onto 8-track cassette - spaghetti western Cocteau Twins?...
Joshua McKay's spin-off from the defunct Macha spreads out the ideas into even more territory - a super-fun trippy listen. (Jetset)
Songwriter-lady pop produced by Pete Droge, mostly at home. I hear a lot of Distressor action on the drums. (www.elainesummers.com)
Deconstructed remixes of their last LP - even Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins lends a hand! On CD or vinyl (extra tracks). (Tiger Style/Rocket Racer)
Hillary Johnson is Tape Op's website designer and an occasional writer, but she's also member (keyboards) and engineer/producer for the Crowns on 45. This NY five piece would sit well on a bill with a...
Many people consider Don Dixon a record producer, but if you've read his interview in the Tape Op book you'd know that he is first and foremost a musician and songwriter. The Invisible Man came out...
How many albums have Fugazi recorded at Inner Ear with Don Zientara? Don't they ever get tired of each other? How come the records always sound so good? How come they always make an album that's a...
With a name like the Yayhoos you wouldn't expect to take them seriously, and you don't need to. But they did make a seriously great record. You might remember our pal Eric "Roscoe" Ambel from many...
Jack Endino [Tape Op #13] is one of the nicest guys. He also makes the loudest fucking records. This is his second album producing Zen Guerilla, recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle, where they must...
A while back we interviewed Wendy Schnieder, who owns and runs Coney Island Studio in Madison, Wisconsin. This is her band, recorded at her studio, but here's the gist: You see, every time people get...
I confess - here's another occasional Tape Op contributor, Ben London from Seattle. He used to be in a flat-out rock band called Alcohol Funnycar, and here collaborates with his bandmates to create a...
